Fruit-conveyer.



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M. B. DORMAN- FRUIT GONVEYER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.4, 190-7.

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B. DORMAN. FRUIT OONVEYER.

APPLICATION FILED NARA, 1907- awwewtoz 1H2 Magma rsrsn's co..WASHINGTON, n c.

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MILTON B. DORMAN, OF MILL HALL, PENNSYLVANIA.

FRUIT-CONVE YER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 14, 1908.

Application filed March 4:, 1907- Serial No. 360.427-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MILTON B. DORMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Mill Hall, in the county of Clinton, State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fruit Conveyers andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the inven tion, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention has relation to fruit gatherers of the class in which thefruit picked from the trees may be conveyed to the ground withoutdamage.

It is the purpose of the invention to provide improved means of the kindmentioned that will facilitate the gathering of fruit and that may be ofsimple construction as well as efllcient in use, being easily operatedby one person.

The nature of the invention may be fully ascertained from thecontrivance portrayed in the annexed drawings, forming a part of thisspecification, in view of which it will first be described in detailwith respect to its construction and mode of use, and then beparticularly pointed. out in the subjoined claims.

Of the said drawingsFigure 1 is a perspective View showing the completecontrivance in use at and on a fruit tree. Fig. 2 is a sectional view ofthe chute. Fig. 3 is a section in the plane 3 3, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is aside elevation showing the manner of manipulating the trough.

Similar letters of reference designate similar parts.

In carrying out the aim of my invention, I construct a chute made of aseries of short WVhen assembled and finished each chute section as shownin Figs'l and 3 is square in cross section to form a four-sidedconveyer.

Within each chute section there is a square deflector made in folding asquare piece of cloth preferably canvas and stitching the opposite edgesto form a pocket. This is then stuffed with straw or other suitablematerial when the remaining edge is sewed to form a cushion. One cushionis then secured within each chute section by means of suitablestitching. These cushions form deflectors and are secured by means oftheir border portions which extend beyond the stitching in such a mannerthat the rounded unstitched edge. of each cushion extends into the chuteas shown in Fig. 2, the deflectors being alternately positionedoppositely and inclined alternately in opposite directions. Thestu'l'ling imparts a certain degree of stiffness lengthwise to eachdeflector so that the chute retains its square shape or outline afterthese deflectors have been secured within the chute sections.

In using this fruit conveyer when the same is suspended a trough e isplaced under the lower end of the same so that as the fruit travelsthrough the chute successively dropping upon the deflectors it willfinally pass into and Having thus described my said invention what Iclaim as new is The described fruit conveyer comprising a series ofshort fabric chute sections, and a square deflector ,within each chutesection, said deflectors being successively oppositely positioned andalternately inclined in opposite directions each deflector being stuffedto retain its outline for the purpose set forth..

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

MILTON B. DORMAN.

Witnesses:

ELIZABETH A. I-IARTER, ALroE O. DORMAN.

